Student Daniel Harris accidentally died in Sydney from autoerotic asphyxiation

A BRITISH student living in Australia accidentally choked himself to death after a risky sex act went wrong, an inquest has heard.

Daniel Harris, 20, was found dead and partly undressed on the floor of his student accommodation on June 21 last year, The Oxford Times reports.

A belt was secured around his neck and attached to a door in his room.

The inquest at Oxfordshire Coroner’s Court heard that Mr Harris had spoken with friends about the sexual pleasure of autoerotic asphyxiation, a technique where oxygen supply is restricted in order to increase sexual arousal.

Mr Harris had returned back to his student accommodation after a night with friends that evening.

Constable Iain Adcock from North Sydney Police said in a statement: “I am of the opinion that between midnight and 8am Daniel Harris looped a belt around his neck and tied it around the door knob. It is unlikely he tried to attempt suicide.”